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Luca Bombino

Project playerStoke City · 20 yrsStarterNew signing

Profile

Full nameLuca Bombino
PositionFull-back
NationalityUSA
Age20
Date of birth10 Jul 2006
Height183 cm
Shirt number#27
ClubStoke City
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Full-backalso played MID

Season stats

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17
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
1179
Minutes

Domestic-league season · San Diego.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccerat San Diego12119377.08
CONCACAF Champions Leagueat San Diego4123536.75

Scout report

Project playerBall-winning Full-back

L. Bombino is a 20-year-old full-back at Stoke City, rated 45.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 99th of 161 on scout potential in the Championship and 215th of 562 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a regular starter this season (77.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.5 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bombino.

Judged on this season alone, Bombino graded 40 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 12th of 21 of the 21 full-backs in the Championship, on 4 clean sheets and 4.504 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 44 → 40).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 46, 17th of 21 of the 21 full-backs in the Championship. At 20 Bombino is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 26.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2025/26 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2025/26Trending downInjury-hit 2025/26
Current potential17th of 21 full-backs · ChampionshipCurrent season12th of 21 full-backs · Championship12th-best full-back in the Championship99th in the Championship · potential17th-highest potential full-back in the Championship215th-highest potential U-21 tracked
45.5
Ratingi
17th of 21 full-backs
40.3
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
77.1%
Minutes
a regular starter
4.5
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Stoke City finished 12th of 24 · a mid-table side

17
Apps
4.5
Def. / 90
37
Tackles
16
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

4.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 77.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.15 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
  • Defensive volume. 4.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 45.5, Bombino carries the 17th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Championship of 21. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target3
Shots5

Passing

Assists1
Chances created6
Passes775
Pass accuracy86%

Possession

Successful dribbles4
Dribble success30.8%
Duels won90
Duels won %62.9%
Fouls won40

Defending

Tackles37
Interceptions16
Blocks6
Fouls committed21

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.